He said, “My father has delivered over 6,000 babies, my stepmother’s an obstetrician gynecologist and I’ve been around a lot of baby talk in my life. But still, nothing actually prepares you. I hope I’m a good dad. It’s the most joyous thing imaginable. It’s totally changed our lives but only for the positive.”

He added that he doesn’t approve of negative attitudes toward being a parent, saying, “People are so f–king down about having kids—in those early months when people are saying, ‘Say goodbye to sleep.’ Well, of course! You’ve got a baby!”

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He went on to say, “I was discouraged by people’s attitude so it was refreshing when we occasionally met people who said, ‘It’s the best thing, you’re going to love it.’ I saw a pregnant friend the other night and I was like, ‘Embrace it! Don’t listen to all the people who are down on it, because it’s only good.'”

It’s a great thing Jamie Dornan has such a positive attitude about parenthood!